This past month has gone by quickly. We have had Benjamin,
Daniel, and Samuel here to stay which was incredible! We decided to go
snowboarding on a long weekend, Brad got new snowboarding boots for Christmas
so of course he wanted to try it out. Unfortunately they didn’t have any boards
that would fit Brads boot size, actually we can’t even order a board online for
Brad, so we are going to call Burton and have them make one to size :D my
husband is so cool!
We have also worked and studied hard! We work and study really hard.
I have been thinking a lot lately about the view I, as a woman, have of myself. On facebook I see a lot of these posts by Dove which encourage women to see themselves as beautiful no matter the size or day. But again, on facebook I can’t help but also see friends, family, and posts generally of women with bodies much smaller and faces without the rings under their eyes. Doesn’t it seem cruel that one of life’s greatest battles might be our image, and yet as women become pregnant they undergo changes that are so counter to what their ‘desired’ body type would be. Is it one of those no pleasure without pain things? Important lessons to be learnt in life?
I’m wondering how to process my facebook experiences. Did you know that the average facebook user views their facebook account five times daily? I am above average, by a lot. I’m going to confess something else too, I make a point to only put photos on facebook that are more flattering of myself. The reality is that I don’t look nearly as good as my facebook photos the great majority of the time, particularly lately.
I wish I had the strength to start a
new initiative, true photos. Maybe it would change how I feel about my image,
maybe I would finally be able to be the woman I want my daughters to see.
We have also worked and studied hard! We work and study really hard.
I have been thinking a lot lately about the view I, as a woman, have of myself. On facebook I see a lot of these posts by Dove which encourage women to see themselves as beautiful no matter the size or day. But again, on facebook I can’t help but also see friends, family, and posts generally of women with bodies much smaller and faces without the rings under their eyes. Doesn’t it seem cruel that one of life’s greatest battles might be our image, and yet as women become pregnant they undergo changes that are so counter to what their ‘desired’ body type would be. Is it one of those no pleasure without pain things? Important lessons to be learnt in life?
I’m wondering how to process my facebook experiences. Did you know that the average facebook user views their facebook account five times daily? I am above average, by a lot. I’m going to confess something else too, I make a point to only put photos on facebook that are more flattering of myself. The reality is that I don’t look nearly as good as my facebook photos the great majority of the time, particularly lately.
I have to make a note here...
If I had a husband who suggested I put on makeup or even lost some weight I don't know how that would affect me, I only know it would be extremely negative. But he just loves me! tells me daily how beautiful I am and how attracted to me he is. He is the best husband I never knew existed. A true friend who honestly sees me as beautiful no matter the day or size.
